Live Music
The Skinny's guide to live music in Scotland. Our highlights of the best live gigs, and reviews of shows at venues large and small across Edinburgh, Glasgow and beyond, plus previews of the summer's best music festivals.
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ReviewsKathryn Joseph @ Mono, 9 Dec
In the 18 months since Kathryn Joseph's debut album Bones You Have Thrown Me and Blood I've Spilled beat established industry names to win the 2015 Scottish ... Read more »| 15 Dec 2016 -
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Gengahr @ Deaf Institute, Manchester, 8 Dec
London’s Gengahr have chosen Manchester to end their latest UK tour, a string of dates that closes the door on debut album A Dream Outside and sta... Read more »| 15 Dec 2016 -
ReviewsThe Temperance Movement @ Deaf Institute, 7 Dec
Maybe it’s just optical trickery – the Deaf Institute’s domed ceiling dilating the stage – but tonight blues-rock outfit The Tem... Read more »| 15 Dec 2016 -
Things To Do
Live music in Manchester this week: 14-20 Dec
We dive into the listings to bring you this essential guide to gigs in Manchester this week plus the latest news on festivals, tour announcements and more. T... Read more »| 15 Dec 2016 -
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Live music in Liverpool this week: 14-20 Dec
There's a whole lotta Britpop going on: hometown veterans Cast and Space return, while Kula Shaker and Travis prove that the 90s are definitely back Read more »| 14 Dec 2016 -
ReviewsAgainst Me! @ Academy 2, Manchester, 7 Dec
Few bands could feasibly claim to provoke emotional investment quite as radically as Florida punks Against Me!. As frontwoman Laura Jane Grace leads her... Read more »| 14 Dec 2016
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ReviewsWeyes Blood @ The Hug and Pint, Glasgow, 25 Nov
The evening begins, fashionably late, with Glaswegian crooner Alistair Ogilvy. He runs through a few plaintive ballads, peppering his set with offerings... Read more »| 13 Dec 2016 -
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Slowcoaches @ Maguire's, Liverpool, 7 Dec
Remember the old gag about bands playing to 'one man and his dog'? For the uninitiated, that's what musos used to snigger about when bands played to an ... Read more »| 12 Dec 2016 -
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The Julie Ruin @ Gorilla, Manchester, 4 Dec
From the far corner of the room – boys to the back – a rammed Gorilla prepares for The Julie Ruin’s first Manchester show. Expect... Read more »| 12 Dec 2016 -
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Pixies @ Apollo, Manchester, 4 Dec
Everyone loves The Pixies. Right? Everyone. They have a back catalogue to die for, and a humble story of producing amazing albums that didn’t make them... Read more »| 12 Dec 2016 -
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Talib Kweli @ HiFi Club, Leeds, 2 Dec
“You see, I don’t really know what that is,” admits a bemused Talib Kweli to the brim-full basement of HiFi. We’re half-way through t... Read more »| 09 Dec 2016 -
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Psychic Ills @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 30 Nov
Psych-pop. Desert blues. Country jams. Experimental rock. It's fair to say that multiple genre labels have been applied to NYC group Psychic Ills. A decade o... Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
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Teenage Fanclub @ Barrowlands, 3 Dec
In a year poisoned by loss and conflict, Teenage Fanclub's soothing aural embrace became more necessary than ever. September saw the group release its tenth ... Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
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Jesus & His Judgemental Father @ Maguire's, 1 Dec
On this bitterly cold December evening, the back room of Maguires provides the perfect setting for a DIY punk show to raise the temperature. Red Winter warm ... Read more »| 08 Dec 2016 -
Previews
Live music in Liverpool this week: 7-13 Dec
Christmas is coming, but the festive season shows no signs of impacting on the gig calendar. Minor Victories and Slowcoaches star in this week's highlights Read more »| 07 Dec 2016